The 1st of November is known as All Saints’ Day, and is an important day in Spain: one created by the church many years ago in order to recognise all of the saints, whether they appear in the calendar or not, including those who are unknown by most Christians.

It is also the day when people remember their loved ones who have passed away, and visit them. Everyone goes to the cemeteries to honour their dead relatives: it is the day of the year when the most flowers are sold, and the cemeteries are filled with colour and every type of flower.

As well as the religious side of the day, we cannot forget the typical sweets of these days, which are made for the festivities. Throughout Spain, people eat ‘buñuelos de viento’ (‘wind fritters’) (it is said that every time you eat one of these fritters, you release a soul from purgatory), and ‘los huesos de santo’ (‘saint’s bones’), which are marzipan sweets which are made to imitate cannibalism. This is not as gruesome as it seems: by symbolically eating the dead, you are showing that you love them and are not afraid of them.